__disneygirl
well, all that's left now is the happy ending.
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- Aug 4, 2005
HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE!!!
Okay, maybe not. But this is still going to be a pretty cool trip report cause i'm a pretty cool gal. Sometimes. I think.
I'm Capria (one of my many nicknames... which sometimes extends to Lia Capria, Capria Moon, Moonie, Leeea Capria Mooon the LOOOON Baby, etc. Yeah, this is going to be THAT kind of trip report. Enjoy!) and I will be guiding you through this totally spellbinding and marvelous trip report about my most favorite place on earth.
Next month I will be taking my 8th trip to Walt Disney World. Along for the wild ride is my mom. We are really more like best friends than mother and daughter. I admire her because she is the most giving person and puts everyone before herself. Everything is more fun when we're together and I'm so excited for this trip. We're going in less than a month and just finalized this baby on Saturday. I'm kind of dying. This whole trip was actually my mom's idea, and it's to celebrate my birthday. We won't actually be in the World ON the day, but we're leaving soon after. Again...kind of dying.
A little about your fabulous cast... we lead kind of non-stop lives. Seriously, something is always happening and we barely ever have a second to just chill out. This is a MUCH NEEDED vacation! I won't bore you with ALL the sordid details, but a lot has happened since our last trip, and I could NOT be more on the edge of my seat about this one. I keep starting to cry just thinking about it. It's kind of hard to get down to Disney for us. I'm an actress and my schedule is always changing. Show business is absurd and I do not recommend being a part of it unless you have this crazy undying passion and desire deep in your soul to do it... which is what I have.
Anyway, you just never know when you're going to be working and when you aren't. It killed me that I missed going to WDW last year but it just wasn't possible, which is great, cause I was working a lot, but not great cause I missed my HOME! I even missed Food and Wine which sucked. A lot. I can't plan so far ahead as to book a trip for this years F&W, and also I just didn't want to wait that long. Plus... did I mention... it's my birthday soon. We don't take birthdays lightly around here. Heck NO. It's going to be a celebration to end all celebrations.
I am TOTALLY DISNEY OBSESSED in many ways. I would name my favorite Disney parks, attractions, characters, movies, ETC... except I CAN'T. I'm too in love with IT ALL! It's pretty hard for me to dislike something Disney. I even like Maelstrom. So there.
My mom loves Disney too, not as much as me, but she does *get* it the way us Dissers do, you know? She knows the magic. She appreciates the details. She loves any random useless Disney fact I throw at her. She loves the little things. And we are not park commandos. We take it on the slow side. We know that we aren't going to see it all and so we soak in what we can so just call us Spongebob.
It's because of my mom, really, that I love Disney - she took me to see my first movie in theatres when I was only three. A local theatre was showing Snow White, and she made the very good decision that this would be a perfect first movie theatre experience for me. I still remember that day, believe it or not. It is one of the first memories I can recall.
She bought me every Disney movie before I was even old enough to ask. And her and my dad took me to Disney as a child many many times, starting when I was about to turn 5. That was many years ago, and yet I still remember that trip very clearly too. More on previous trips later!
I've been to Walt Disney World almost every year since our first trip. It's funny how the tables turn. As a child, it was my parents doing the planning and telling me where we'd be going and what we'd be doing. Then, I discovered the DIS and that changed everything. Now I plan the trips!
For this trip, the only things my mom knows is where we're staying and that we're headed to the beach one day. She told me she wanted me to just make everything a surprise like I did on past trips. I planned a ton of ADRs and special things, didn't tell anyone, and just guided. We loved it and I can't wait to surprise her again! Even though it's my birthday, it's how it has to be done. I'm the Disney obsessed, over-planning control freak. I even ordered my own cake - LOL! It's funny though, because we are kind of spontaneous people. So it's likely some of these plans will get thrown out the window.
So as a fun little twist to this report, I decided to not share our itinerary. I've decided to leave you guys as in the dark as my mom is. You guys can be surprised along with her. Where are we staying? Playing? Eating? You'll have to stick with me to find out!
Here are some ~*~CLUES~*~
We're staying on property.
First we're staying at a moderate resort, then moving to a value.
We're going for more than a week, but less than two.
We have ten ADRs. Two at MGM (not changing the name), one at MK, one at AK, one at EPCOT, two at Animal Kindgom Lodge, one at the Grand Floridian, one at the Poly, and one at Downtown Disney.
We will be on property the whole time with the exception of our beach day.
We don't have free dining but we've got that kick butt free $500 gift card baby!
If my plans hold up we'll be visiting EPCOT the most, followed by Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.
Our flight leaves super early on our first day and leaves late on our last. Gotta squeeze every last Disney second we can!
That's all for now... but i'm about to post some pictures from past trips. Enjoy.
Edit: I will be including an index, for those of you who only want to read the real updates. However, I tend to ramble... a lot... when I respond to people who comment/ask questions about this report so if you are as fascinated by my thoughts and opinions as you totally should be, I suggest just reading through this whole thing!
POST INDEX:
3/22: Pictures from The Past Part I
3/22: Pictures from The Past Part II
3/25: The Healthiest Dog in the World Part I
3/26: The Healthiest Dog in the World Part II
3/28: Past Trip Stories #1: I Ain't Never Had A Friend Like THIS
3/30: Past Trip Stories #2: Everyone Has A Crazy Aunt
4/01: Pre-Trip Preparations and Other Ramblings
4/02: Camera Update
4/05: SINGLE DIGIT DANCE!!
4/05: My Love Affair With Disney Food
4/08: Birthday Update!!
4/11: LIVE FROM DISNEY! Part 1
4/13: LIVE FROM DISNEY! Part 2
4/20: WE ARE HOME!
Okay, maybe not. But this is still going to be a pretty cool trip report cause i'm a pretty cool gal. Sometimes. I think.
I'm Capria (one of my many nicknames... which sometimes extends to Lia Capria, Capria Moon, Moonie, Leeea Capria Mooon the LOOOON Baby, etc. Yeah, this is going to be THAT kind of trip report. Enjoy!) and I will be guiding you through this totally spellbinding and marvelous trip report about my most favorite place on earth.
Next month I will be taking my 8th trip to Walt Disney World. Along for the wild ride is my mom. We are really more like best friends than mother and daughter. I admire her because she is the most giving person and puts everyone before herself. Everything is more fun when we're together and I'm so excited for this trip. We're going in less than a month and just finalized this baby on Saturday. I'm kind of dying. This whole trip was actually my mom's idea, and it's to celebrate my birthday. We won't actually be in the World ON the day, but we're leaving soon after. Again...kind of dying.
A little about your fabulous cast... we lead kind of non-stop lives. Seriously, something is always happening and we barely ever have a second to just chill out. This is a MUCH NEEDED vacation! I won't bore you with ALL the sordid details, but a lot has happened since our last trip, and I could NOT be more on the edge of my seat about this one. I keep starting to cry just thinking about it. It's kind of hard to get down to Disney for us. I'm an actress and my schedule is always changing. Show business is absurd and I do not recommend being a part of it unless you have this crazy undying passion and desire deep in your soul to do it... which is what I have.
Anyway, you just never know when you're going to be working and when you aren't. It killed me that I missed going to WDW last year but it just wasn't possible, which is great, cause I was working a lot, but not great cause I missed my HOME! I even missed Food and Wine which sucked. A lot. I can't plan so far ahead as to book a trip for this years F&W, and also I just didn't want to wait that long. Plus... did I mention... it's my birthday soon. We don't take birthdays lightly around here. Heck NO. It's going to be a celebration to end all celebrations.
I am TOTALLY DISNEY OBSESSED in many ways. I would name my favorite Disney parks, attractions, characters, movies, ETC... except I CAN'T. I'm too in love with IT ALL! It's pretty hard for me to dislike something Disney. I even like Maelstrom. So there.
My mom loves Disney too, not as much as me, but she does *get* it the way us Dissers do, you know? She knows the magic. She appreciates the details. She loves any random useless Disney fact I throw at her. She loves the little things. And we are not park commandos. We take it on the slow side. We know that we aren't going to see it all and so we soak in what we can so just call us Spongebob.
It's because of my mom, really, that I love Disney - she took me to see my first movie in theatres when I was only three. A local theatre was showing Snow White, and she made the very good decision that this would be a perfect first movie theatre experience for me. I still remember that day, believe it or not. It is one of the first memories I can recall.
She bought me every Disney movie before I was even old enough to ask. And her and my dad took me to Disney as a child many many times, starting when I was about to turn 5. That was many years ago, and yet I still remember that trip very clearly too. More on previous trips later!
I've been to Walt Disney World almost every year since our first trip. It's funny how the tables turn. As a child, it was my parents doing the planning and telling me where we'd be going and what we'd be doing. Then, I discovered the DIS and that changed everything. Now I plan the trips!
For this trip, the only things my mom knows is where we're staying and that we're headed to the beach one day. She told me she wanted me to just make everything a surprise like I did on past trips. I planned a ton of ADRs and special things, didn't tell anyone, and just guided. We loved it and I can't wait to surprise her again! Even though it's my birthday, it's how it has to be done. I'm the Disney obsessed, over-planning control freak. I even ordered my own cake - LOL! It's funny though, because we are kind of spontaneous people. So it's likely some of these plans will get thrown out the window.
So as a fun little twist to this report, I decided to not share our itinerary. I've decided to leave you guys as in the dark as my mom is. You guys can be surprised along with her. Where are we staying? Playing? Eating? You'll have to stick with me to find out!
Here are some ~*~CLUES~*~
We're staying on property.
First we're staying at a moderate resort, then moving to a value.
We're going for more than a week, but less than two.
We have ten ADRs. Two at MGM (not changing the name), one at MK, one at AK, one at EPCOT, two at Animal Kindgom Lodge, one at the Grand Floridian, one at the Poly, and one at Downtown Disney.
We will be on property the whole time with the exception of our beach day.
We don't have free dining but we've got that kick butt free $500 gift card baby!
If my plans hold up we'll be visiting EPCOT the most, followed by Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.
Our flight leaves super early on our first day and leaves late on our last. Gotta squeeze every last Disney second we can!
That's all for now... but i'm about to post some pictures from past trips. Enjoy.
Edit: I will be including an index, for those of you who only want to read the real updates. However, I tend to ramble... a lot... when I respond to people who comment/ask questions about this report so if you are as fascinated by my thoughts and opinions as you totally should be, I suggest just reading through this whole thing!
POST INDEX:
3/22: Pictures from The Past Part I
3/22: Pictures from The Past Part II
3/25: The Healthiest Dog in the World Part I
3/26: The Healthiest Dog in the World Part II
3/28: Past Trip Stories #1: I Ain't Never Had A Friend Like THIS
3/30: Past Trip Stories #2: Everyone Has A Crazy Aunt
4/01: Pre-Trip Preparations and Other Ramblings
4/02: Camera Update
4/05: SINGLE DIGIT DANCE!!
4/05: My Love Affair With Disney Food
4/08: Birthday Update!!
4/11: LIVE FROM DISNEY! Part 1
4/13: LIVE FROM DISNEY! Part 2
4/20: WE ARE HOME!
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Until next time... have a 
I mean, how could you resist a camera that takes pictures like this within minutes of taking it out of the box:
GUYS!! You rock!!
I doubt i'll wear a black blazer in DISNEY WORLD, but still i'm saying it's for my trip. Maybe i'll bring it and wear it to dinner one night. Which reminds me... I need to do an update about FOOD! 
.. and so on.
). But there's just this part of me that is terrified at the thought of going upside down. I guess since it's dark in there I could just pretend it's Space Mountain. Which I love. Maybe I'll ask my little sister (who is really only 2 years younger than me, but calling her little makes me feel older) to drag me on. She's stronger than me. She can handle my kicking and screaming. I'll ask her to pick me up. Throw me in the seat. Strap me down. And then drag my body out of the seat afterwards. And hey, if I die, at least I die listening to Aerosmith and doing something I've always wanted to do... 
